reseau

noun

re·​seau rā-ˈzō 

ri-

plural reseaux rā-ˈzōz 

ri-

1

: a net ground or foundation in lace

2

: a grid photographed by a separate exposure onto a plate containing star images to facilitate astronomical measurements

Word History

Etymology

French réseau, literally, network, from Old French resel, diminutive of rais net, from Latin retis, rete

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1